jak.themothmanprophecies-第7节

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　helmets　on。　I　couldn't　see　their　faces。〃
　　
　　That　happened　on　April　9；　1948。　That　same　day；　a　couple　in　Caledonia；　Illinois；　reported　seeing　〃a　monster　bird　。。。　bigger　than　an　airplane。〃　Researchers　Jerome　Clark　and　Loren　Coleman　dug　into　Illinois　newspapers　and　discovered　that　state　had　an　epidemic　of　funny　birds　in　…1948。　（2）
　　
　　That　January　James　Trares；　twelve；　excitedly　exclaimed　to　his　mother；　〃There's　a　bird　outside　as　big　as　a　B…29！〃　They　lived　in　Glendale；　Illinois。　In　April；　a　huge　bird　was　reported　in　Alton；　Caledonia；　Overland；　Richmond　Heights；　and　Freeport；　all　in　Illinois。　Walter　Siegmund；　a　retired　army　colonel；　saw　it　on　April　4。
　　
　　〃I　thought　there　was　something　wrong　with　my　eyesight；〃　he　said；　〃but　it　was　definitely　a　bird　and　not　a　glider　or　jet　plane　。。。。　From　the　movements　of　the　object　and　its　size；　I　figured　it　could　only　be　a　bird　of　tremendous　size。〃
　　
　　Three　people　in　Overland；　Illinois；　viewed　the　creature　on　April　10。　At　first　they　thought　it　was　an　airplane；　then　it　began　to　flap　its　wings。
　　
　　By　late　April　the　Garuda　was　buzzing　the　city　of　St。　Lous。　Dr。　Kristine　Dolezal　saw　it　on　the　twenty…sixth。　A　group　of　instructors　at　the　Mississippi　School　of　Aeronautics　observed　〃an　awfully　big　bird〃　at　1；200　feet　the　next　day。　A　salesman　named　Harry　Bradford　plained；　〃I've　seen　it　three　times　in　the　last　four　days　and　that's　too　much　tomfoolery　for　a　man　of　fifty　to　take。〃
　　
　　〃I　thought　people　who　reported　seeing　the　thing　were　'bugs'　until　I　looked　into　the　sky　last　night；〃　Charles　Dunn；　an　inspector　for　U。S。　Steel；　declared　on　April　30。　〃It　was　flapping　its　wings　and　moving　quite　fast　at　about　3；000　feet　altitude　and　it　appeared　to　be　illuminated　by　a　dull　glow。　It　looked　about　the　size　of　a　Piper　Cub　plane　but　there　was　no　engine　sound　and　it　was　not　a　plane。　I　could　hardly　believe　my　eyes。〃
　　
　　Although　the　plane…sized　bird　was　seen　sporadically　during　the　next　decade；　the　flying　saucers　stole　the　limelight。　The　air　force　and　the　amateur　investigators　chose　to　pursue　the　more　exciting　Martians　and　Venusians。
　　
　　But　the　figure　of　a　man　with　〃wings　like　a　bat；〃　dressed　in　tight…fitting　black　clothes　and　surrounded　by　an　eerie　glow　startled　three　people　in　Houston；　Texas；　on　June　18；　1953。
　　
　　〃I　could　see　him　plain　and　could　see　he　had　big　wings　folded　at　his　shoulders；〃　Mrs。　Hilda　Walker　said。　He　was　about　six　and　a　half　feet　tall　and　was　perched　on　the　limb　of　a　pecan　tree。　
　　
　　　
　　
　　＇2＇　〃Jerome　Clark　and　Loren　Coleman；　〃Winged　Weirdies；〃　Fate；　March　1972。　
　　
　　　
　　
　　His　halo　of　light　slowly　faded　out　and　he　vanished。　〃Immediately　afterward；〃　Mrs。　Walker　continued；　〃we　heard　a　loud　swoosh　over　the　housetops　across　the　street。　It　was　like　the　white　flash　of　a　torpedo…shaped　object。〃
　　
　　〃I　may　be　nuts；　but　I　saw　it；　whatever　it　was；〃　Howard　Phillips；　another　witness；　declared。
　　
　　The　next　big　year　for　our　phantom　fliers　was　1961。　Residents　along　Florida's　Tamiami　Trail　began　seeing　what　one　woman　described　as　〃a　big　vulture　。。。　with　a　wingspread　of　about　fifty…five　feet。　Isn't　that　sorta　unusual？〃　In　May　1961；　a　New　York　pilot　was　buzzed　by　〃a　damned　big　bird；　bigger　than　an　eagle。　For　a　moment　I　doubted　my　sanity　because　it　looked　more　like　a　pterodactyl　out　of　the　prehistoric　past。〃　The　thing　had　swooped　at　his　plane　as　he　cruised　up　the　Hudson　River　valley。
　　
　　Far　away；　in　the　Ohio　River　valley；　another　startled　pair　had　an　even　more　breathtaking　experience。　A　woman　prominent　in　civic　affairs　in　Point　Pleasant；　West　Virginia；　was　driving　on　Route　2　along　the　Ohio　River　with　her　elderly　father。　As　they　passed　through　a　sector　on　the　edge　of　a　park　known　as　the　Chief　Cornstalk　Hunting　Grounds；　a　tall　manlike　figure　suddenly　appeared　on　the　road　in　front　of　them。
　　
　　〃I　slowed　down；〃　she　told　me　years　later；　〃and　as　we　got　closer　we　could　see　that　it　was　much　larger　than　a　man。　A　big　gray　figure。　It　stood　in　the　middle　of　the　road。　Then　a　pair　of　wings　unfolded　from　its　back　and　they　practically　filled　the　whole　road。　It　almost　looked　like　a　small　airplane。　Then　it　took　off　straight　up　。。。　disappearing　out　of　sight　in　seconds。　We　were　both　terrified。　I　stepped　on　the　gas　and　raced　out　of　there。
　　
　　〃We　talked　it　over　and　decided　not　to　tell　anybody　about　it。　Who　would　believe　us；　anyway？〃
　　
　　Dr。　Jacques　Vallee；　French　statistician　and　puter　expert；　was　given　access　to　the　air　force's　UFO　files　and　he　came　across　a　curious　report　from　an　air　force　colonel　who　was　driving　alone　along　a　road　in　Illinois　one　night　（no　date　is　given）　when　he　became　aware　of　something　flying　above　bis　car。　It　was；　he　said；　a　huge　bird　the　size　of　a　small　airplane。　It　flapped　its　wings　and　soared　away。
　　
　　There　are　shaggy　bird　stories　by　the　pound。　A　businessman　in　Arlington；　Virginia；　wrote　to　me　recently；　describing　an　experience　he　and　three　friends　had　in　the　winter　of　1968…69。　They　were　at　a　farm　near　Haymarket　when　they　heard　a　strange　rushing　sound　near　a　small　lake。　Intrigued；　they　set　out　with　flashlights　and　a　couple　of　dogs　to　investigate。　Suddenly　the　dogs　howled；　turned　tail；　and　ran。　There；　standing　by　a　tree　was　a　huge　dark　shadow　between　eight　and　twelve　feet　tall。　The　quartet　scurried　back　to　their　car；　turned　on　their　lights；　and　swung　toward　the　shadow。　〃All　we　saw；〃　he　reported；　〃was　this　huge　thing　with　large　red…orange　eyeballs　and　winglike　arms。　We　couldn't　get　out　of　there　fast　enough。〃
　　
　　We　even　have　a　naked　woman　with　wings　in　our　collection。　The　case　was　investigated　by　Don　Worley；　an　experienced　student　of　the　unknown；　who　interviewed　the　witness　in　depth。　〃He　is　a　reliable　observer；〃　Worley　notes；　〃and　he　swears　that　this　event　is　well　beyond　the　capacity　of　his　imagination。〃
　　
　　Earl　Morrison；　the　witness；　was　serving　as　a　private；　first　class　in　the　marine　corps　in　Vietnam　in　the　summer　of　1969。　He　and　two　buddies　were　sitting　on　top　of　a　bunker　near　Da　Nang　on　a　warm　summer　evening。
　　
　　All　of　a　sudden…I　don't　know　why…we　all　three　looked　out　there　in　the　sky　and　we　saw　this　figure　ing　toward　us。　It　had　a　kind　of　glow　and　we　couldn't　make　out　what　it　was　at　first。　It　started　ing　toward　us；　real　slowly。　All　of　a　sudden　we　saw　what　looked　like　wings；　like　a　bat's；　only　it　was　gigantic　pared　to　what　a　regular　bat　would　be。　After　it　got　close　enough　so　we　could　see　what　it　was；　it　looked　like　a　woman。　A　naked　woman。　She　was　black。　Her　skin　was　black；　her　body　was　black；　the　wings　were　black；　everything　was　black。　But　it　glowed。　It　glowed　in　the　night…kind　of　a　greenish　cast　to　it。
　　
　　There　was　a　glow　on　her　and　around　her。　Everything　glowed。　Looked　like　she　glowed　and　threw　off　a　radiance。　We　saw　her　arms　toward　the　wings　and　they　looked　like　regular　molded　arms；　each　with　a　hand；　and；　fingers　and　everything；　but　they　had　skin　from　the　wings　going　over　them。　And　when　she　flapped　her　wings；　there　was　no　noise　at　first。　It　looked　like　her　arms　didn't　have　any　bones　in　them；　because　they　were　limber　just　like　a　bat。
　　
　　She　started　going　over　us；　and　we　still　didn't　hear　anything。　She　was　right　above　us；　and　when　she　got　over　the　top　of　our　heads　she　was　maybe　six　or　seven　feet　up。
　　
　　We　couldn't　do　anything。　We　didn't　know　what　to　do。　We　just　froze。　We　just　watched　what　was　going　over　because　we　couldn't　believe　our　eyes。　。。。　So　we　watched　her　go　straight　over　the　top　of　us；　and　still　she　didn't　make　any　noise　flapping　her　wings。　She　blotted　out　the　moon　once…that's　how　close　she　was　to　us　。。。　As　we　watched　her…she　got　about　ten　feet　or　so　away　from　us…we　started　hearing　her　wings　flap。　And　it　sounded；　you　know；　like　regular　wings　flapping。　And　she　just　started　flying　off　and　we　watched　her　for　quite　a　while。　The　total　time　when　we　first　saw　her　and　could　almost　define　her　until　we　lost　sight　of　her　and　were　unable　to　define　her　was　between　three　or　four　minutes。　（3）
　　
　　Vietnam　had　a　big　UFO　wave　in　1968…69；　which　included　an　epidemic　of　phantom　helicopters。　On　several　occasions　the　military　forces　on　both　sides　fired　at　the　objects　without　effect。
　　
　　Pfc。　Morrison's　account　stands　as　one　of　the　best　close…up　sightings　of　a　winged　entity。
　　
　　III。
　　
　　A　bright　〃star〃　appeared　over　the　trees　of　Sandling　Park；　Hythe；　in　Kent；　England；　on　the　night　of　November　16；　1963；　and　so　began　one　of　the　classics　in　ufology。　Four　teen…agers　were　strolling　along　a　country　road　near　the　park；　going　home　from　a　dance；　when　the　movements　of　the　〃star〃　caught　their　eyes。　It　dipped　out　of　the　sky　and　headed　straight　for　them；　finally　dropping　down　behind　some　nearby　trees。
　　
　　John　Flaxton；　seventeen；　said　he　suddenly　felt　very　cold；　and　a　sense　of　overpowering　fear　engulfed　the　group。　They　started　to　run。　The　light；　now　a　golden　oval…shaped　object；　reappeared　from　behind　the　trees　and　seemed　to　move　along　with　them　from　a　distance　of　about　two　hundred　feet。　When　they　stopped；　the　light　stopped。　Then　it　was　lost　from　sight　behind　the　trees。　The　four　youngsters　slowed　down；　catching　their　breath。
　　
　　Suddenly　a　tall；　dark　figure　emerged　from　the　woods　and　waddled　toward　them。　It　was　pletely　bl